Geldenhuys, O., & Van Schalkwyk, I. (2019). Investigating the Relational Well-Being of a Group of Adolescents in a South African High-Risk Community. Psychology and Behavioral Science International Journal.
Abstract
Relational well-being is regarded as an important facet of adolescents’ functioning well and of psycho-social health. A quantitative approach was used to establish the levels of a group of South African adolescents’ well-being living in a high-risk environment.
Adolescent learners from three secondary schools (N=808 quantitative study) in a selected community took part in this study. Participants were Grade 8 learners (middle school) between 12 and 15 years old. Findings indicate that most adolescent learners, i.e., 56%, do not experience high levels of well-being. It was also found that adolescents have higher scores with regard to social well-being than psychological well-being.
This finding indicates adolescents’ strengths as to connectedness and communal living, while lower scores pertaining to psychological well-being could undermine their relational competence.
It is recommended that a programme is developed to protect and promote the personal and relational well-being of adolescents living in this South African high-risk context.
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